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Question | Answer |
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alliance | an agreement between nations or groups to help each other against other nations or groups |
cede | surrender |
boycott | an organized campaign to refuse to buy a certain product |
petition | a written request to a government |
writs of assistance | court orders that allowed officials to make searches without saying what they were searching for; search warrant |
militia | a force made up of civilians trained as soldiers but not part of a regular army |
duty | import tax |
repeal | official end |
minutemen | citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at minutes' notice |
blockade | the shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out |
mercenary | a solider who serve another country for money |
monopoly | total control of a market for a certain product |